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Design of a distributed satellite ground system

Barry, Richard Malan (2001-12)

Thesis (MEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.

Thesis

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis describes the development of a distributed ground support system to be used
in the small satellite program at the University of Stellenbosch.
A literature study was done to determine the current trends in ground support design.
These trends are presented together with an analysis of the SUNSAT groundstation
software. New technologies in the field of distributed systems are discussed and used in
the design of a distributed ground support system. The design centres around a servicesbased
architecture where services are distributed on the network. The design is evaluated
according to attributes exhibited by effective distributed systems. Certain services were
implemented to demonstrate the feasibility of the design. The implementations are
discussed and suggestions are made for future improvements and fields of possible further
study.